The Lighter Side of History
Al WurstCarrying the Flame
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Hitchcock’s Flaming MacGuffin
The Lighter:
The Adonis model lighter was manufactured by Ronson in Newark, NJ. It first made its debut after World War II in 1947, and over the years was produced in at least 45 different variations. The actual prop lighter used in the fi...
Surrounded by Fire
The Lighter:
This German made semi-automatic lighter marked Weltzunder (World Tinder), was produced by Kremer and Bayer (circa 1949). Semi-automatic means it has a mechanism that once trigger will cause the lighter to spring and engage the...
Fire on Ice
The Lighter:
It is a cold painted spelter (9.5” h x 6.0” w) figure of the famous figure skater where the head hides the lighter mechanism. Cold painted means it was not fired like enamel, but “cold painted.” Spelter is a zinc–lead alloy th...
A Steady Stream of Burn
The Lighter
Modeled after the Manneken Pis fountain statue of a boy urinating, located in Brussels, Belgium. This lighter is finished in a bronze enamel. Made in France circa 1920s, The back is marked "Bte S.G.D.G." which in French stands...
Tool-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra-Lighter
The Lighter
Made by the Colby Lighter Corp., USA owned by Bing Crosby through the Crosby Research Foundation. The lighter was produced mid 1940s through the 1950s. The lighter was made from a unique metal known as Monel.
Monel is resistan...
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Al Wurst is a not so Civil Servant who can usually be found hanging out the passenger side of his best friend's ride.
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